Lac Maingard Fishing Guide, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, this is Lac Maingard. The water sits 517 metres up. This is big water, about 11.36 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. Few waters listed in Nord-du-Québec are bigger. You are 300 km from Fermont. Labrador City is 300 km away, with Wabush at 306 km. Neighbouring water: Lac Hurault at 4.4 km, Lac Nuktie 4.9 km away, Lac Beaurevoir at 10 km, Lac Fonteneau 13 km away and Lac Nisard at 17 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Maingard

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Nord-du-Québec include Arctic charr, brook trout, lake trout and lake whitefish. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lac Maingard a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 13°C and January near -25°C on the long-run figures. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late May. The open-water window runs from around late May to about late October in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Lac Maingard follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lac Hurault, 4.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lac Maingard may have changed since it was mapped.